to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
term deposit; (fixed) time deposit
letter; missive; note; mail
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to rest one's chin in one's hands
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
room allocation; assignment of rooms
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
being on duty; person on duty
topic of discussion; agenda
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!